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Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Maysville Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Maysville, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 15

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2197

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

530 head

▼ 679 vs last sale 1,209▲ 344 vs year ago 186 · +184.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 66▲ 53 vs year ago 17 · +311.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 11▲ 6 vs year ago 1 · +600.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.86/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$109.86

190 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$14.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.10

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	587	113.41	666	145
Medium and Large 2-3	574	98.42	565	45

One grade step is worth $14.99/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale190 hd

109.86

—

KY average29 barns · 8,558 hd

119.95

−10.10

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,756	84.91	1,491	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,618	52.57	851	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	51.03	676	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	47.75	496	20

Every lot

83 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Maysville, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	151.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	567	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	389	121.13/cwt	117.50–132.50	471	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	151.61/cwt	151.00–152.00	623	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	140.18/cwt	133.00–145.00	670	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	593	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	140.25/cwt	127.00–145.00	741	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	140.96/cwt	138.00–144.00	791	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	886	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	113.03/cwt	111.00–117.00	657	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	872	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	123.68/cwt	115.00–133.00	775	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	894	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	669	107.19/cwt	104.00–110.00	717	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	127.24/cwt	120.00–131.00	872	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	902	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	766	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	805	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,034	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	121.33/cwt	119.00–123.75	1,056	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	877	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,017	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	116.05/cwt	114.00–119.00	427	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	100.16/cwt	86.00–108.00	424	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	116.53/cwt	114.00–119.00	512	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	459	102.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	471	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	121.16/cwt	113.00–126.00	576	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	103.03/cwt	93.00–109.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	115.98/cwt	111.00–120.00	603	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	113.47/cwt	110.00–118.00	654	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	80.67/cwt	78.00–84.00	488	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	109.29/cwt	105.00–113.50	673	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	114.17/cwt	105.00–116.00	775	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	686	100.74/cwt	100.50–102.00	691	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	104.62/cwt	100.00–107.00	755	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	92.98/cwt	91.00–94.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	84.34/cwt	83.00–86.00	662	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	893	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	99.01/cwt	85.00–106.00	803	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	720	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	344	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	397	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	139.75/cwt	135.00–141.00	444	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	118.95/cwt	118.00–120.00	450	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	145.21/cwt	142.50–148.00	555	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	142.51/cwt	130.00–153.00	593	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	122.56/cwt	105.00–126.00	511	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	461	103.76/cwt	92.50–116.00	478	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	135.49/cwt	128.00–146.00	641	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	130.85/cwt	129.00–134.00	708	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	541	106.17/cwt	106.00–107.00	574	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	108.43/cwt	98.00–118.00	612	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	122.51/cwt	120.00–128.00	719	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	111.35/cwt	104.00–119.00	689	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	93.54/cwt	88.00–99.00	580	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	102.38/cwt	98.00–105.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	99.79/cwt	99.00–100.00	764	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	813	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	89.99/cwt	88.00–94.00	789	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	630	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	432	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	294	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	82.00/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,394	7
Bulls	—	—	1,887	91.70/cwt	88.50–96.00	1,730	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	55.23/cwt	54.00–58.00	552	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	49.32/cwt	46.00–53.00	516	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	40.15/cwt	34.00–45.00	424	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	37.82/cwt	34.50–44.50	476	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	56.72/cwt	53.50–63.00	741	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	50.35/cwt	46.00–53.00	678	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	55.15/cwt	54.00–56.00	847	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	50.64/cwt	49.50–53.00	851	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	657.49/cwt	475.00–725.00	6,082	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,222	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,748	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	62.12/cwt	60.00–64.00	651	2

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Maysville, KY

Tue Dec 15, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 1,209Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 66Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	122.50	122.50
2	—	295	115.00	115.00
27	—	520	111.00–120.00	115.98
16	—	679	105.00–116.00	114.17
1	—	885	85.00	85.00
1	—	960	75.00	75.00
36	—	576	110.00–118.00	113.47
3	—	722	100.00–107.00	104.62
20	—	616	105.00–113.50	109.29
6	—	439	114.00–119.00	116.53
13	—	475	113.00–126.00	121.16
4	—	368	114.00–119.00	116.05
3	—	811	85.00–106.00	99.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	93.00–109.00	103.03
3	—	605	78.00–84.00	80.67
5	—	459	100.00–105.00	102.59
9	—	423	86.00–108.00	100.16
3	—	728	91.00–94.00	92.98
1	—	550	107.00	107.00
1	—	375	98.00	98.00
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
3	—	785	83.00–86.00	84.34
14	—	686	100.50–102.00	100.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	792	112.75	112.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	122.50	122.50
2	—	877	116.00	116.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	109.00	109.00
8	—	389	117.50–132.50	121.13
4	—	766	100.00–110.00	105.09
2	—	478	120.00–128.00	123.97
7	—	581	111.00–117.00	113.03
4	—	669	104.00–110.00	107.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	150.00–154.00	151.96
4	—	837	123.50	123.50
10	—	561	138.00–144.00	140.96
2	—	752	120.00	120.00
18	—	685	120.00–131.00	127.24
2	—	870	119.00–123.75	121.33
6	—	627	115.00–133.00	123.68
11	—	528	127.00–145.00	140.25
6	—	478	133.00–145.00	140.18
5	—	411	151.00–152.00	151.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	608	143.50	143.50
13	—	665	134.50	134.50
8	—	568	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	142.50–148.00	145.21
5	—	766	99.00–100.00	99.79
23	—	473	128.00–146.00	135.49
4	—	877	88.00–94.00	89.99
3	—	685	98.00–105.00	102.38
10	—	416	130.00–153.00	142.51
1	—	290	137.00	137.00
7	—	587	120.00–128.00	122.51
5	—	318	135.00–141.00	139.75
2	—	713	100.00–101.00	100.49
1	—	830	98.00	98.00
11	—	619	104.00–119.00	111.35
6	—	541	129.00–134.00	130.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	127.50	127.50
6	—	417	105.00–126.00	122.56
4	—	461	92.50–116.00	103.76
1	—	900	70.00	70.00
6	—	541	106.00–107.00	106.17
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	118.00–120.00	118.95
6	—	564	98.00–118.00	108.43
2	—	620	88.00–99.00	93.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	68.00	68.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,347	46.00–53.00	50.35
3	—	1,258	34.50–44.50	37.82
9	—	1,306	53.50–63.00	56.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,056	34.00–45.00	40.15
4	—	999	54.00–58.00	55.23
10	—	1,046	46.00–53.00	49.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	54.00–56.00	55.15
4	—	1,680	49.50–53.00	50.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,887	88.50–96.00	91.70
7	—	1,700	79.00–85.50	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	925	475.00–725.00	657.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	60.00–64.00	62.12

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.